Plúa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Plúa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plúa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Plúa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Plúa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Plúa is most common in Ecuador. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plúa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Plúa reside; 60 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Andean South America.

This surname is most frequently used in Ecuador, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,952,923. In Ecuador Plúa is primarily found in: Guayas Province, where 50 percent reside and Loja Province, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Ecuador it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Panama, where 20 percent reside and Spain, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plúas8931/
Pla8622,384/
Plea754,890/
Play75891/
Plai75507/
Plaa75437/
Plau75353/
Ppla75308/
Plla75139/
Phla7558/
Plia7519/
Plaj7519/
Plya759/
Plae758/
Pléa755/
Ploa753/
Plâa751/
Pilla6761,914/
Playa6710,630/
Pella675,588/
Plaut672,271/
Plaud671,646/
Plaia671,192/
Playe671,069/
Pleas67807/
Pleșa67624/
Plais67600/
Plaja67528/
Phlai67373/
Plait67352/
Ploia67245/
Pylla67220/
Plaiu67185/
Plays67162/
Plaue67157/
Plaus67151/
Pluja67138/
Pleat67121/
Phlay67118/
Ploya67104/
Phlae6799/
Pleya6791/
Plaux6790/
Plaid6788/
Phlaj6786/
Playo6785/
Plyay6784/
Pliya6773/
Plajh6743/
Plaiy6742/
Pllai6742/
Plahy6739/
Pléha6731/
Phlya6727/
Plawe6719/
Plahý6718/
Playà6716/
Plaua6714/
Plaie6713/
Phlau6710/
Playu679/
Pliia679/
Plajt679/
Phlia678/
Plauš676/
Ploea676/
Playt676/
Plaić675/
Plùas674/
Playi674/
Pëpla674/
Plajo674/
Playá674/
Påhla673/
Playz673/
Plauz672/
Pleaz672/
Plaai672/
Pleèa672/
Plaii672/
Plaiz672/
Pleia672/
Plaje671/
Playé671/
Playy671/
Pllya671/
Phlla671/
Plaãa671/
Plóia671/
Pléah671/
Pluya671/
Pluha671/
Playd671/
Plaay670/
Plead670/
Pleap670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plúa
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